A REVIEW OF IVERMECTIN USE IN CANCER PATIENTS: IS IT TIME TO REPURPOSE IVERMECTIN IN CANCER TREATMENT?
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This review examined existing studies on ivermectin use in cancer patients, mostly case reports where the drug was given for parasitic infections. Ivermectin appeared safe in these patients, but the studies were not designed to test its anti-cancer effects, so more research is needed. The review proposes several potential mechanisms for how ivermectin might work against cancer, based primarily on pre-clinical evidence.
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Ivermectin, a drug used to treat parasites, might also help fight cancer. Scientists looked at studies of cancer patients who took ivermectin for parasites and found it seemed safe, but more research is needed to see if it actually works against cancer.
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This review provides a useful summary of the existing literature on ivermectin use in cancer patients. However, the evidence presented is largely based on pre-clinical studies and a small number of case reports/series where ivermectin was used to treat parasitic infections, not cancer. Therefore, the current evidence is insufficient to draw strong conclusions about its efficacy as an anti-cancer treatment in humans. More robust clinical trials are needed.
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